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Pääru Oja

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Pääru Oja
Juhan Liiv, a struggling poet and an unlikely detective suffering from the early stages of schizophrenia, solves gruesome murder cases in Estonia in the 1890s under the shadow of the tyrannical Russian Empire.
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The Shadow (2024)
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Pääru Oja was born on 16 May 1989 in Tallinn, Estonia. He is an actor, known for The Shadow (2024), Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025) and Mihkel (2018).
BornMay 16, 1989
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BornMay 16, 1989
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Pääru Oja in The Shadow (2024)
    The Shadow
    6.1
    • Juhan Liiv
    • 2024
    Jorma Tommila in Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025)
    Sisu: Road to Revenge
    6.8
    • Militsioner
    • 2025
    Mihkel (2018)
    Mihkel
    6.0
    • Mihkel
    • 2018
    Tommi Korpela, Laura Birn, and Pääru Oja in The Last Ones (2020)
    The Last Ones
    5.8
    • Rupi
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Arctic Circle (2018)
      Arctic Circle
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Grigori
      • 2026
    • Säärane mulk (2026)
      Säärane mulk
      6.5
      • Peeter
      • 2026
    • Säärane mulk
      • Peeter
      • 2026
    • Karolin Jürise in Our Erika (2026)
      Our Erika
      8.0
      • Jaanus Kuum
      • 2026
    • Vinski 2 (2026)
      Vinski 2
      6.2
      • Police Officer
      • 2026
    • Riitta Havukainen, Pertti Sveholm, Jussi Vatanen, Elias Salonen, and Aku Sipola in Presidentin kyyditys (2026)
      Presidentin kyyditys
      6.6
      • Eversti Viklund
      • 2026
    • One-dimensional man (2025)
      One-dimensional man
      5.6
      • Bandiit
      • 2025
    • Jorma Tommila in Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025)
      Sisu: Road to Revenge
      6.8
      • Militsioner
      • 2025
    • Richard Gere, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Fassbender, and Jodie Turner-Smith in The Agency (2024)
      The Agency
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Man in Tracksuit
      • Special Op
      • 2024
    • Operaatio Valhalla (2024)
      Operaatio Valhalla
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Ilja Karpov
      • 2024
    • Pääru Oja in The Shadow (2024)
      The Shadow
      6.1
      • Juhan Liiv
      • 2024
    • Elena Leeve, Kati Outinen, Joonas Saartamo, Ville Virtanen, and Pihla Viitala in Utö (2024)
      Utö
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Hans
      • 2024
    • Emapiim (2023)
      Emapiim
      Short
      • Ivar
      • 2023
    • Melissa Mariel Korjus, Loviise Kapper, and Carolin Ligi in The Perfect Friend (2023)
      The Perfect Friend
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Sulo
      • 2023
    • Maarja Johanna Mägi, Oskar Seeman, Simo Andre Kadastu, Maria Teresa Kalmet, Pääru Oja, and Kaspar Velberg in Vigased pruudid (2023)
      Vigased pruudid
      6.6
      • Jaak
      • 2023

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    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • May 16, 1989
      • Tallinn, Estonia
    • Parents
      • Tõnu Oja

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      Son of actor Tõnu Oja.

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